Planetary hours
in Kira.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kampala).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:36
- 2♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:37
- 3☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:38
- 6☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:40
- 9♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:40
- 10☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:42
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:40
- 4♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:37
- 11♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:37
- 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kira?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.